Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett left Sunday's 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans with a knee injury.
Coach Mike Tomlin didn't have any additional updates after the loss, saying only that Pickett was being evaluated.
"It sucks," running back Jaylen Warren said. "Obviously we have depth at the quarterback position, but to see our starter go down like that, it sucks, but that's part of our game."
Pickett was sacked as he spun out of a collapsing pocket on a fourth-and-1 dropback from the Texans' 33 with 1:16 remaining in the third quarter. Pickett tried to elude the Texans' pressure, spinning away from it but into defensive end Jonathan Greenard, who came around the outside of rookie left tackle Broderick Jones.
Quarterback Kenny Pickett, tight end Pat Freiermuth and left tackle Dan Moore Jr. all left with injuries and the Texans played keep away from the Steelers for much of the first half in a 30-6 victory by Houston.
Moore left in the first half with a knee injury, forcing rookie tackle Broderick Jones into his first extended duty. Pickett and Freiermuth both left in the third quarter a few minutes apart from each other.
The Steelers first offensive series ended abruptly in a turnover. After Jerry Hughes' sack on QB Kenny Pickett, the Texans defense picked off the Steelers QB on the next play. Steven Nelson intercepted the pass, intended for WR George Pickens and returned it 31 yards to the Pittsburgh 45-yard line.
Following the takeaway, Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 36-yard field goal to cap off the drive. The Texans extended their lead to two scores with 1:20 left in the first quarter.
Pickett sustained the injury on a fourth-down sack by Texans defensive end Jonathan Greenard at the tail end of the third quarter. Pickett required help to the sideline and was quickly ruled out by the team.
Mitchell Trubisky took over at QB with the Steelers trailing, 23-6.
Pickett was 15-of-23 passing for 114 yards and an interception before exiting the game.
However, the Steelers ended the day with no sacks after entering Week 4 with 13, the most in the NFL. Correspondingly, they forced no turnovers after grabbing eight over the first three weeks. On the ground, a Houston team that averaged a piddly 70 yards rushing per contest racked up a respectable 139.
Houston’s coaches hid their deficiencies along the offensive line by simply keeping Alex Highsmith and T.J. Watt wide all day. They invited the pass rush on the screens and used the quick passing game.
And then there was Nico Collins (seven catches, 168 yards, two touchdowns). He joins the likes of Brandon Aiyuk, Amari Cooper and Davante Adams as the latest wide receiver to roast the secondary.
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